# Cursor — Origin Code Hosting

- Company: Cursor (cursor.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-17T00:00:00+00:00
- Category: capability-change
- Subject: Cursor
- Coverage: Covered by 8 outlets
- Source: https://cursor.com/changelog/origin-code-hosting
- Record: https://forck.live/items/4166-origin-code-hosting

Cursor announces Origin, a new code hosting feature in early beta for paid plan users, allowing them to create and host repos, sync GitHub repos, manage pull requests, and integrate with apps like Vercel, Depot, and Buildkite.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://cursor.com/changelog/origin-code-hosting:

> Cursor can now host your code. Origin begins rolling out today in early beta on all paid plans.

## Around this story

Outlets this record can name and link:

- VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/cursor-launches-origin-code-hosting-platform-as-github-outage-exposes-opening-in-ai-coding-race
- SiliconANGLE — Cursor launches Origin code hosting service to compete with GitHub - SiliconANGLE: https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/17/cursor-launches-origin-code-hosting-service-to-compete-with-github
- TestingCatalog AI News — Cursor begins Origin code hosting rollout for paid plans: https://testingcatalog.com/cursor-begins-origin-code-hosting-rollout-for-paid-plans
- RuntimeWire — Cursor launches Origin, extending its AI coding stack into code hosting: https://runtimewire.com/article/cursor-launches-origin-code-hosting-github-sync
- Neowin: https://neowin.net/news/elon-musks-github-alternative-couldnt-have-arrived-at-a-worse-time-for-github
- Tech Times — Cursor Origin Ships With No Data Terms: SpaceX Now Holds Paid Developers Code: https://techtimes.com/articles/324838/20260818/cursor-origin-ships-no-data-terms-spacex-now-holds-paid-developers-code.htm
- The Rundown AI — Cursor's Origin hits GitHub on its worst day: https://therundown.ai/p/cursor-origin-hits-github-on-its-worst-day
- Notebookcheck: https://notebookcheck.net/Cursor-launches-Origin-a-built-in-GitHub-alternative-on-the-same-day-GitHub-suffers-a-major-outage.1371041.0.html
- Vercel — Deploy Cursor Origin repositories with Vercel in public beta - Vercel: https://vercel.com/changelog/deploy-cursor-origin-repositories-with-vercel-in-public-beta

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